THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH
SECTION B
Grade 6 – 2022
LEARNER’S NAME: ______________________ GRADE: ________
ASSESSMENT NUMBER: __________________ DATE: __________
SCHOOL NAME: __________________________
Instructions to the Learner

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

For Teacher’s Use Only

Task 3 Task 4 Task 5

Reading Grammar Writing
Comprehension (Questions 17 - 30) (Question 31)
(Questions 1 - 16)

Learner’s Score

Performance Level

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SECTION B

TASK 3: READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following story and then answer the questions in the spaces

provided.

One day, Boni was sent to fetch water from a borehole far away from

home. He had to use a donkey. He tied four empty plastic jerricans on

the donkey’s back. Boni’s mother gave him some roasted potatoes, and

he set off immediately.

Once outside the gate, Boni jumped onto the back of the donkey. He

usually enjoyed riding on it. Suddenly, three huge black dogs appeared

from nowhere and started barking while circling the donkey. It kicked

several times to keep the fierce dogs away. Then the donkey jumped and

sped off dangerously. All this time, Boni was clinging on its back. The

jerricans fell off as the donkey galloped away with the dogs chasing it.

Boni lost his grip on the donkey’s back and fell. He tried to stand but was

unable to move his legs. He passed out.

When he woke up, he was inside a vehicle with his mother beside him.

“Where are we?” he asked her.

“We are in an ambulance going to hospital,” she answered.

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Just then, Boni realised he had a deep cut on his left leg. In a few

minutes, they reached the hospital where he was treated and allowed to

go back home.

1. Why does Boni use a donkey?

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2. Why did Boni cling on the donkey’s back?

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3. What lesson did Boni learn from the accident?

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4. The word “galloped” as used in the story means ________.

ran jumped moved

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Read the following story and then answer the questions in the spaces

provided.

Children can do many chores at home after school. The chores can be

done both indoors and outdoors. Inside the house, they can make their

beds, sweep the floor, and clean the windows. They can also wash utensils

and prepare meals.

Outside the house, they can cut grass, clean the compound, care for

domestic animals, and help in the farm. Some people think indoor chores

are for girls and outdoor ones for boys. This is not correct. Both boys

and girls should take part in all types of house chores. This way, children

will grow up to become useful and responsible members of the society,

who are able to perform different tasks.

5. Why should both boys and girls take part in all types of house

chores?

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6. Which one of the following chores can be done both inside and

outside the house?

A. Making beds

B. Cutting grass

C. Sweeping dirt
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 7. The word “chores” means the same as _______.

occupation service work

8. What will happen if we do not take care of domestic animals?

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Read the following story and then answer the questions in the spaces

provided.

“Fire! Fire!” a voice tore into the night. It was clearly the voice of Javan,

the boy who was all alone in their house. His parents had just rushed

their baby to hospital in an ambulance leaving him to do his homework.

We were neighbours. I jumped out of my bed and ran out of the house.

In the darkness, I could see smoke from their house. A few people were

trying to fight the fire in different ways.

“Please save her!” shouted Javan.

“Relax. We have already called the fire brigade. They are on their way

here,” came my father’s voice. I had not realised he was here too.

“Don’t let her get burnt,” pleaded Javan. Everyone wondered who he was

talking about.

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Soon, a siren was heard, and a fire brigade lorry sped into the compound.

Four fire fighters jumped off the lorry, pointed the hosepipes at the

burning house and within minutes, the fire had been put out.

“Who lives here?” asked the leader of the fire fighters.

“It is our house,” said Javan. “But is she safe?”

“Who?” asked several voices.

“Lola”.

“Who is Lola?” my father asked impatiently.

“My new kitten,” Javan replied.

Suddenly, a cat miaowed inside the house.

“Lola!” shouted Javan and he rushed in. He then came back holding a

white kitten close to his chest.

“He must have knocked the paraffin lamp as I slept,” Javan explained.

“Why did you leave the lamp on?” asked the fire fighter.

“I did not want Lola to be frightened by the darkness,” replied Javan.

“You need to be careful next time,” the leader said.

The fire fighters then left. We also went back to our beds. Javan and

his kitten had ruined our sleep.

9. How did the writer know that it was Javan shouting?

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 10. Give one way in which the people could have been trying to

fight the fire.

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11. What would have happened if the fire fighters had not arrived in

time?

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12. Which one of the following words best describes the writer’s

father? generous brave responsible

Read the following story and then answer the questions in the spaces

provided.

Most telephone conversations are different from face-to-face ones.

This is mainly because while talking on phone, we do not normally see the

face of the person we are talking with, unless when making a video call.

We can tell whether they are happy or not only through what they say.

In a face-to-face dialogue, a smile would show friendliness, but in a

telephone chat, the smile cannot be seen.

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Therefore, while talking on phone, we need to be careful about the words

we use. Polite words like “Please”, “Excuse Me”, “May I”, “Thank you”,

“it’s my pleasure” and “I beg your pardon” show that we respect and

appreciate the person we are talking to on phone. We should try to use

these words more frequently not only when talking on phone, but also in

our face-to-face conversations.

13. How do telephone conversations differ from face-to-face

ones?

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14. How can we tell that one is not friendly in a telephone

conversation?

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15. What is the benefit of using words like “Please” and “Thank

you” in a telephone conversation?

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 16. Give one word used in the passage that means the same as

“conversation”.

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TASK 4: GRAMMAR

Write in each blank space the correct word from the box.

17. Lena did not come to school ______ she was feeling sick.
since yet although

18. Abdi was very tired _____ he walked so but nor

slowly.

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct word given in the box.

19. This bag is too heavy to carry, ___ it? isn’t is does

don’t did do
20. We do not go to school on weekends, __ we?

Choose a word from the box to complete each of the sentences

below.

21. It is interesting to watch ducks swim _____ the river.

over across about

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 22. The monkey sat ______ a branch of a tree. in on at

23. Our teacher told us that we will be _____ parliament next

week. visiting visited visit

Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences below.

24. During the art competition, Titi drew a _____ picture than

Kato. better good best

25. After weighing ourselves, we discovered that Juma was

_____ than I. heavy heavier heaviest

26. Amida is ______ careful than her most very more

sisters.

Choose a word from the box to complete the sentences below.

27. We saw the man ____ came to our school last week.
who which whom

28. When the children arrived at the birthday party, they found

that almost ____ had left. everybody anybody nobody

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Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given

after each.

29. Rono carried the bag. (Begin: The bag…)

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30. Grade 6 learners sang the national anthem. (Begin: The

national anthem…)

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TASK 5: WRITING

31. Write a composition about the day an important visitor came

to your school.
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